The Olympique de Marseille Sentinel
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Fee done, terms next for Ethan Mbappé
Olympique de Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain have settled on $29.4M. The rest belongs to the player and his agent, and a supporter who has watched one of these before knows not to buy the shirt yet.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Olympique de Marseille make their move for Manfred Ugalde
$28.8M on the table at Norwich City. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Olympique de Marseille make their move for Antonio Blanco
$25.6M on the table at Alavés. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Market23 Aug 2027
Igor Paixão puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Olympique de Marseille, and it is not being withdrawn.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
No deal for Ethan Mbappé at that price
Olympique de Marseille offered $18.5M; Paris Saint-Germain said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
The dugout23 Aug 2027
Jovany Ikanga: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Olympique de Marseille have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad23 Aug 2027
A falling-out at Olympique de Marseille
Marco Asensio and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
7 academy graduates step up at Olympique de Marseille
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Match21 Aug 2027
Neal Maupay sends Olympique de Marseille past RC Lens
It finished 2‑0, and it was Neal Maupay’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Olympique de Marseille.
In brief
- Market Jean Richard steps up from the Olympique de Marseille academy
- Market Vincent Leroux steps up from the Olympique de Marseille academy
- Market Robert Guyot steps up from the Olympique de Marseille academy